Older adults can face challenges of neurodiversity later in life. We share practical ways to cope, build skills and reset ...

New research from the George Washington University has yielded some unexpected insights into how autistic and non-autistic people learn about one another's preferences. The study indicates that both ...

A New Jersey mother claims her son died at a day program for developmentally disabled adults because of negligence. Her attorney says the family intends to file a lawsuit. Kimberlee McCafferty ...

A New Jersey family is threatening to sue a Monmouth County program for adults with developmental disabilities after their 22-year-old son fell from a third-floor window and died while under the ...

On a recent morning at Rockefeller Center, NBC employees strolled through the crowd with copies of Upward Bound, the latest book-club pick from the Today show co-host Jenna Bush Hager. “It’s deeply ...

Imagine that after work, a woman decides to take her dog to the park. Although rules mandate that pets must be leashed at this hour, she decides it will be fine to let her dog roam freely since the ...

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10) — April is Autism Awareness Month. Transitions, a program of The Arc Lexington, is focused on building academic, career and life skills for young adults with autism and ...

Culinary jobs have the potential to be a perfect fit, and a new effort is afoot to help autistic workers land them. By Pete Wells For three Halloweens in a row, Joseph Valentino was Emeril Lagasse. He ...

As a researcher in autism and education and a former secondary school teacher, it took me a while to realise that autistic school staff were rarely included in conversations about inclusion and ...

When the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush declared, “Every man, woman and child with a disability can now pass through once‑closed ...